New species of Asphondylia (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Asphondyliini) from Brazil

Abstract

Three new species of Asphondylia are described from Minas Gerais (Brazil): Asphondylia ingaiensis, A. rufae and A. zeyheriae. They induce galls on Moquiniastrum barrosoae (Asteraceae), Bauhinia rufa (Fabaceae), and Zeyheria montana (Bignoniaceae), respectively, all native to Brazil, being the last endemic. Illustrations of relevant morphological characters are provided. The new species are compared with congeneric Neotropical species. Types are deposited in the Museu Nacional, Entomological Collection.

Gall-inducing insects from the Maricá Environmental Protection Area (RJ, Southeastern Brazil)

“…The first list of the gall-inducing insects and their host plants of MEPA was prepared by compiling data from the literature: Maia and Couri (1993); Couri and Maia (1992); Maia et al (1992Maia et al ( , 2002Maia et al ( , 2005; Maia (1993aMaia ( , 1993bMaia ( , 1993cMaia ( , 1993dMaia ( , 1994Maia ( , 1995aMaia ( , b, 1996aMaia ( , 1996bMaia ( , 2001bMaia ( , 2001cMaia ( , 2005Maia ( , 2006Maia ( , 2013Maia ( , 2021Maia ( , 2022aMaia ( , 2022bMaia ( , 2023; Monteiro et al (1994);Vanin et al (2000); Brown et al (2004); Sousa and Maia (2007); Oliveira and Maia (2008); Maia and Araújo (2009); Viceconte and Maia (2009); Rodrigues and Maia (2010); Maia and Nava (2011); Santos (2011, 2015); and Evenhuis (2022). It includes all insects and plants reported in these papers regardless of their taxonomic categories.…”